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woodlouse any of various small terrestrial isopod crustaceans of the genera Oniscus, Porcellio, etc., which have a flattened segmented body and occur in damp habitats How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Meanwhile, the word mokritsy, different only by one consonant cluster from mokrinky, means woodlice. The fourth essay, "Angelic Woodlice and Other Delights," tries to make the case that the proper response to the revelation of God in creation is joy: "Quite simply, joy is a virtue and we must practice it, show it forth `not only on our lips but in our lives,'" and concludes homiletically with "notes on the practice of joy. |
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